Every year around this time I experience a bit of a seasonal clash. My margarita is cold, downright frosty, and I’m loving the sweet taste of summer nights. My table is decorated with the aromatic sights and smells of pumpkin and the promise of sweater weather, crackling fires and football. Yep, my Pumpkin Pam sideContinue reading “When my pumpkin meets my margarita…”
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When it all goes wrong…
Yesterday was one of those days. It felt like everything I touched broke. In reality, some things absolutely did. In my first “squeeze and freeze” tomato squeezing session of the harvest, I was trying to separate the auger from the food mill by two glass containers. When the auger suddenly released, my arm hit theContinue reading “When it all goes wrong…”
Awww, Peanuts…
So, as we all know by now, I’m not just a Pumpkin Pam, I’m a fervent one. This is my favorite season. And one thing I love about fall, is well, Charlie Brown. Specifically, the Charlie Brown Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas specials. Truly, they help make the season. Along with the return of football, theContinue reading “Awww, Peanuts…”
Making myself at home…
I’m all over the map these days. On one hand, I’m so absolutely thrilled that I can finally call it a career. While I will still work a little bit, my next gig – which doesn’t start until October-ish – is literally 5-6 hours a week. From now until then, I will finish up myContinue reading “Making myself at home…”
Under the influence?
I’ve read a couple of articles lately about the recession in the influencer market. Some detail a maturing of the market and that only the best are surviving. Others talk about the authenticity of content driving success. Some just note that the market expanded so rapidly that a contraction was always necessary. And it gotContinue reading “Under the influence?”
Save me some daylight, please!
I am one of those people who wholeheartedly embrace all of the Daylight Savings Time process. In winter, I literally count down to the days when DST begins again. And in fall? Well, it hits at just the right time to enjoy an extra hour of sleep. This year? It’s arrival couldn’t be more perfect.Continue reading “Save me some daylight, please!”
Striving to live pretty…
A thought occurred to me recently as I heard about another tradwife-inspired hosting and lifestyle show. Have we evolved as college educated women and career girls? Or have we turned back to our roots? Why, I ask myself, does it seem like we’re all striving to live pretty? And isn’t this blog somewhat awkwardly tryingContinue reading “Striving to live pretty…”
It IS real.
So, it’s been almost three weeks of “new life”. In fact, Friday is the three-week anniversary, but who’s counting? And while it’s early days yet with the distractions of a major renovation project cluttering up the process, life is different. First, the outside pressure is off. I hadn’t realized that in working as a consultantContinue reading “It IS real.”
Defining myself.
I read a somewhat interesting treatise yesterday about the concept of a “traditional wife,” a so-called “tradwife” for short. The article was a bit biased, focusing on one woman’s unhappy experience and then, in an attempt at equity, threw in a brief interview of another woman’s happy experience. What got lost in the shuffle? Well,Continue reading “Defining myself.”
All things calm and quiet.
It’s time to begin anew. I had originally typed, “In a few weeks, my new life begins.” But after some serious thinking, I will correct that: my new life begins. No “in a few weeks” for me. As much as these next few weeks are the end of the end, they are also the beginningContinue reading “All things calm and quiet.”
The Yuppie Homesteader 